Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Mining and Retail sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.40% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which rose 11.31% or 1,000.00 points to trade at 9,840.00 at the close. Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) added 4.02% or 400.00 points to end at 10,360.00 and Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098) was up 3.45% or 160.00 points to 4,800.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501), which lost 8.30% or 47.00 points to trade at 519.00 in late trade. Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9502) declined 2.75% or 38.00 points to end at 1,346.00 and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568) shed 2.74% or 99.00 points to 3,509.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1911 to 1523 and 350 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.84% to 20.52 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.56% or 0.54 to $96.89 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.56% or 0.58 to hit $104.44 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.08% or 1.35 to trade at $1,714.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.21% to 137.66, while EUR/JPY fell 0.60% to 139.66.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 107.11.